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What the Supreme Court's mail-in ballots ruling means for LA County and California
By Jonathan Lloyd and Mark Sherman at NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· June 29, 2026
· 5 min read
Los Angeles County and California state elections officials hailed a Supreme Court ruling Monday that they said validates the process of accepting mail-in ballots that arrive a certain number of days after Election Day.
The 5-4 ruling on an issue that has been a persistent target of President ...
Key takeaway Our office will continue to provide voter education, multilingual outreach, and leverage available resources to ensure voting access for our 5.
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Category: government ·
Published: June 29, 2026 ·
Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? Los Angeles County and California state elections officials hailed a Supreme Court ruling Monday that they said validates the process of accepting mail-in ballots that arrive a certain number of days after Election Day.
The 5-4 ruling on an issue that has been a persistent target of President ...
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